In St. Petersburg, fragments of the foundations of buildings in the Swedish city of Nyen were discovered, this is the largest settlement that existed on the territory of the Northern capital when Peter I came to this region.
According to the Committee for the Development of Transport Infrastructure, the foundations were found during the overhaul of tram tracks on Sredneokhtinsky Prospekt.
It is already known that they belong to the central part of the city of Nyen, sometimes this archaeological heritage site is also called "Okhta-2".
In order for researchers to study the monument, overhaul work at the site has been temporarily suspended. Experts record the cultural layer, generate a report.
It is assumed that the delay will be small and next week all work will resume.
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The first mention of the city of Nyen, in domestic literature it is also called Nyenschanz, dates back to 1611.
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The fortress was located at the mouth of the Okhta River, now there is Krasnogvardeyskaya Square. There were city objects inside the fortress. It is known that in the middle of the 17th century, about two thousand people lived in Nyen, they were engaged in trade, various crafts. There were two churches, a town hall and a brick factory on the territory. And on the bank of the Okhta there was a port. Residents of the city actively developed other territories, for example, on the site of the current Summer Garden there was a dacha of a rich resident.
In 1703 Peter I took the fortress by storm. And the Swedish city of Nien itself was destroyed.
Vera Chereneva